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impedance

/ɪmˈpiːdn̩s/

Meanings
noun
The act of impeding; that which impedes; a hindrance.

Examples :

"Heavy traffic was a major impedance to our getting to the airport on time. "
physics electronics technical science
noun
(by analogy, usually with “mismatch”) a measure of the opposition caused by differences between two paradigms, especially between object-oriented development and relational databases

Examples :

"The company struggled to integrate the new object-oriented software with its old relational database, leading to a high impedance that slowed down data access and created integration problems. "
computing technology system electronics

Related Words

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

"The development of this story has been slow."

Illustration differences

differences noun

/ˈdɪfɹənsɪz/

The quality of being different.

"You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

Illustration alternating

alternating verb

/ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæltərˌneɪtɪŋ/

To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

"The children alternated reading aloud from their books in class. "

Illustration capacitive

capacitive adjective

/kəˈpæsɪtɪv/ /kəˈpæsətɪv/

Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance

"Capacitive touchscreens are all glass and designed for use in ATMs and similar kiosk-type applications."

Illustration reactances

reactances noun

/riˈæk.tən.sɪz/ /riˈæk.tænsɪz/

(electrics) The opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance. Symbol: X.

"The engineer carefully calculated the reactances of the circuit components to ensure stable power flow and prevent damage to the equipment. "

Illustration resistance

resistance noun

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

"the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics"

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Illustration opposition

opposition noun

/ɒpəˈzɪʃən/ /ɑpəˈzɪʃn̩/

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

"The student's opposition to the new school rules caused a disruption. "

Illustration quantities

quantities noun

/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tiz/ /ˈkwɑntɪtiz/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Illustration integration

integration noun

/ɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/

The act or process of making whole or entire.

"The integration of the new student into the class was smooth and successful. "

Illustration electrical

electrical noun

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

An electrical engineer.

"My brother is a talented electrical. "

Illustration aggregation

aggregation noun

/æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

The act of collecting together (aggregating).

"The aggregation of student scores showed a significant improvement in math this year. "